Tom O’Brien

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For 6 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 33% higher than the average critic
  • 0% same as the average critic
  • 67% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 2.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Tom O’Brien's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 68
Lowest review score: 40 Waltzing with Brando
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Tom O’Brien
    Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
    Verbinski directs with a striking visual style that punctuates the film’s many sight gags while establishing a grunge-inflected aesthetic suggestive of impending urban decay.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Tom O’Brien
    WTO/99
    While what we see on the streets of Seattle is engrossing and, at times, even startling, the lack of a singular protagonist keeps us from becoming as emotionally invested in the ultimate outcome of the protests as we might.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Tom O’Brien
    Merrily We Roll Along
    Director Maria Friedman has brought her landmark Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim's most notorious flop to the screen that, in several key ways, actually improves on her heralded staging. The much-awarded performances of Radcliffe, Groff and Mendez shine even brighter on the big screen.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Tom O’Brien
    Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
    Director Sepideh Farsi's startling documentary utilizes WhatsApp video chats with a young Palestinian artist living in Gaza to provide a powerful snapshot of how the deadly war is decimating lives across her country.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Tom O’Brien
    Waltzing with Brando
    With the help of a superb makeup team, Billy Zane delivers an impressively complex performance as the enigmatic Marlon Brando that stands in stark contrast to the rest of the comedic film.

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